"WILLOWBROOK, Calif. -- The murder of former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Kevin Johnson may be connected to three separate murders of homeless people living in encampments along the Los Angeles River near Willowbrook, sometimes called Compton Creek. Johnson's body was found at a homeless encampment next to Compton Creek on Jan. 21. His cause of death was listed as "blunt head trauma" and "stab wounds," and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to L.A. County Medical Examiner records."
"According to sources close to the investigation, the string of murders in the Compton Creek area began on Oct. 5, 2025, when a woman, identified as 52-year-old Michelle Steele, was shot in the head. She died in the hospital on Nov. 12, 2025. Three weeks later, on Dec. 4, a homeless man identified as 52-year-old Octavio Arias was murdered in the same area. According to L.A. County Medical Examiner records, Arias died from head and neck trauma."
"The fourth victim, following the murder of Kevin Johnson, was identified as Mauro Alfaro, also in his 50s. According to sources, Alfaro was killed on Jan. 26, and the cause of death was blunt force trauma. Sources inside the L.A. County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau tell KABC that investigators are now looking into the possibility that all four murders were done by the same killer. A suspect has not been identified."
Kevin Johnson, 55, was found dead at a homeless encampment next to Compton Creek on Jan. 21; cause of death listed as blunt head trauma and stab wounds, manner ruled homicide. The string of killings began Oct. 5, 2025, when 52-year-old Michelle Steele was shot in the head and later died Nov. 12, 2025. On Dec. 4, 52-year-old Octavio Arias was murdered, dying from head and neck trauma. On Jan. 26, Mauro Alfaro, in his 50s, was killed from blunt force trauma. Investigators are examining whether a single killer is responsible; no suspect has been identified. Motives remain undetermined.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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